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Hear Them Roar

Susan Sontag, Germaine Greer, Norman Mailer, and others battle over “women’s lib” in a rarely seen documentary about the epic 1971 all-star debate

Growing Up Picasso

A new book focuses on the Spanish artist’s relationship with one of his greatest muses—his first daughter, Maya

Something in the Water

Jim Baker’s Midlife Crisis

The man who ran Washington during Watergate and the Cold War reveals the story behind his epic career switch

R.B.G., Before She Was Notorious

Spirited chat about this week’s top stories

Grant Shaffer’s Sketchbook

Autumn Armagnac

Mellow melodies to suit the season, from Big Star, Billie Holiday, Eva Cassidy, Neil Young, Yo La Tengo, and more

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Flunkies

What if Trump’s pardoned miscreants all had to teach grade school?

Social (Justice) Studies

The Soul of Wit

“Table Top Shakespeare,” comprising brief adaptations of the bard’s works, launches an At Home edition

2020 Alibi

A coronavirus whodunit

Across the Universe

Fifty years after the Beatles parted, their enduring magic still lights up rock’s firmament

Flak Catchers

In an interview never before published in English, old friends Gay Talese and Tom Wolfe discuss American taboos, Trump, and his women

Her Royal Deepness

Can you tell the real Meghan Markle–isms from the fake? Test your Sussex Squad cred with this quiz!

Walking the Walk

Out of Africa

A selection of songs from the birthplace of humanity, by Fela Kuti, Swamp Dogg, Mahmoud Ahmed, Rihanna, and more

The Family Jewels

Spirited chat about this week’s top stories

Cold Dead Hand

A top N.R.A. leader explains what happened when he ratted out the gun lobbyist of tutti gun lobbyists, Wayne LaPierre

Free Spirit

Bill, Barr the Door!

Kids These Days

Mary Ellen Mark’s gritty photographs evoke the resilience and spirit of youth

“I Know Those Guys”

Before he met Nora Ephron, Nick Pileggi learned everything he needed to know to write Goodfellas in Bensonhurst

A Stand-Up Duchess

Fearless, filthy, and brash, Katherine Ryan is a single mother—and Netflix star—seizing her moment